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Saint's Mark Ingram 'vigorously challenged' suspension, but lost case, lawyer says

By Nick Underhill May 9, 2018 Updated 2 hrs ago

Mark Ingram’s camp contends the substance that led to a positive drug test was not illegal and would have been approved with an exemption from the NFL.

The running back’s agency released a statement via general counsel David W. Jones saying they “vigorously challenged the test results through the arbitration process,” though Ingram lost the case and will be suspended for the first four games on the NFL season.

Ingram’s camp will receive the written ruling on or before May 16, at which point the statement says he will “explore what further options are needed.”

Ingram failed a random drug test at the end of the 2017 season, violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs. Players can take certain banned substances if they go through the proper channels and submit a therapeutic use exemption to the NFL. Ingram was suspended because he did not go through the process.

With Ingram missing the first four games of the season, New Orleans will likely turn heavily toward Alvin Kamara to carry the load, with players like Jonathan Williams, Trey Edmunds and Boston Scott picking up some of the slack.

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